The Knowledge and Skills overviews show the specific drama content students will learn in each unit of study throughout the year. These documents outline both the substantive knowledge (theatrical conventions, performance styles, and dramatic theory) and the disciplinary skills (character development, stagecraft, and ensemble work) that students will develop. Each unit is broken down to clearly identify what students need to know and what they should be able to do upon completion. Through the systematic development of both knowledge and skills, students build performance abilities, collaborative techniques, and creative confidence appropriate to their stage of learning.
Year 7 Rotation Scheme - 12 Weeks
| Unit Progress Criteria |
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Skills |
- To understand the role, purpose and implementation of three key drama techniques:
- Freeze frames (still images)
- Thoughts aloud (speaking internal monologue)
- Conscience alley (depicting internal conflict)
- To understand status and the impact of this on character relationships
- Knowledge of theatrical transitions and their purpose
- To understand mime techniques and the impact of non-verbal communication
- To understanding how to approach stimulus material as a starting point for explorative performance work.
- To understand how to devise scenes from stimulus material embedding the three focused drama techniques.
- To understanding how to create character backstories.
- To understand how to develop dramatic tension in a role play.
- Using performance maps to support scene construction and storytelling
- To understand the importance of the role of the audience and the discipline of the performance space.
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To develop skills in performance which focus on the following areas:
- To use improvisation skills with confidence during whole class response tasks.
- To confidently create and maintain of freeze frames with appropriate facial expressions and body language
- To consider character status within freeze frames to explore core storytelling and relationships.
- To implement smooth transitions between scenes; both freeze frames and role play scenes.
- The execution of mime techniques to support transition work and character journeys.
- Vocal projection and clarity in thoughts aloud delivery.
- Physical positioning and movement in conscience alley
- Role play and character development
- Use of space and levels in performance
- Interpretation of visual stimulus (Lowry painting) using the core techniques of freeze frames and thoughts aloud.
- Analysis of poetic text (The Investigation) for dramatic potential embedding the three core drama techniques of freeze frames, thoughts aloud and conscience alley.
- Character motivation and backstory development.
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